gallanilide

noun

gall·​anilide

variants or less commonly gallanilid

(ˈ)gal,

(ˈ)gȯl +

: the anilide C₁₃H₁₁NO₄ of gallic acid used locally for skin diseases

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary gall- + anilide; originally formed as German gallanilid

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